Peanut-planter



1. AJHARNSBERGER.

PEANUT PLANTER.

APPLICATION FlLED- AUG-9, 1916;

1,331,341 Patented Feb. 17,1920.

JOSEPH ADAM HARNsBERGEmoF CHICO, zrnxas.

PEANUT-PLANTER.

To all w/wmit may) concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH ADAM HARNs- BERGER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chico, in the county of Wise, State of-Texas, have invented a new and useful Peanut-Planter; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to the art of planting machines, seeders andthe like, and particularly to an'improved peanut planting machine, and an object of the invention is 'theprovision of an improved machine of this kind comprising simple, eflicient and practical features of construction.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a suitable hopper for the seed or the like, in combination with a revoluble member having a plurality of pockets thereon, to pick up the seed one or two at a time and discharge the seed'through an opening in said hopper.

Another object of the invention is the provision of side plates in the forward portion of the hopper to deflect theseed through the opening of said hopper.

Another object of the invention is to provide means to prevent the seed. in the seed ontaining compartment of the hopper from working back toward the opening in the bottom of the hopper through which the seed passes.

In practical fields, the details of construction may necessitate alterations, falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the improved peanut planting machine constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4' is a detail perspective view of a portion of the revoluble member or wheel, showing one of the pockets.

Referring more especially to the drawings, 1 designates the frame of the machine, which is of the shape in side elevation as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and rectangular in plan view as shown in Fig. .3. This frame consti- Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed August 9, 1916.

faces of the sides planting machine or the lik rotates, the seed will Patented Feb. 1'7, 1920. Serial'No. 113,943.

' tutes a hopper, which is divided into three compartments,

The forward compartment 4 is provided with side deflecting plates 7, se-

cured at 8 to the partition 6, and to the inner of the frame. The bottom of the compartment 4 is provided with an opening 10, through which the seed or other grain may pass, so as to fall in the furrow. Mounted in bearings of the frame .is a transverse shaft 11, which may be geared by means of the sprocket 11 to any suitable (not shown). Keyed upon the shaft 11 by means of the feather 13 is a revoluble disk 14, upon the peripheral edge of which an annular band 15 is secured by the screws or the like 16. This band is provided with a plurality of projections 17 having pockets 18, so that as the disk rotates, the pockets will pick up the seed or the like, particularly the peanut seed, one or two at a time,'from the intermediate compartment 3, and as the revoluble disk drop from the pockets through the compartmentt and be deflected by the side plates 7 through the openin of the bottom of the compartment, rom which opening the seed passes into the furrow. By mounting the pockets on the revoluble disk in this manner, it will be seen that the band may be easily removed forrepairs. Arranged adjacent the bottom of the compartment 3 and secured to the partition 6 is a pair of plates 3*, one upon each side of the revoluble disk 14, and between which plates the projections 17 pass as the disk 1 L rotates. These two plates act to prevent the seed from working through the opening 3 at the lower central portion of the partition. The lengths of these two plates or flanges 3* together with the thickness of the lower side parts of the partition 6 are greater than the space between the pro jections 17, so that when one projection is about to pass from between the flanges in the rear compartment, the next projection 17 is just in the act or approximately entered the opening 3*, thereby preventing the seed in the rear compartment outside the space between the opening 3". In other words the opening 3" and the space between the flanges 3 is at all times blocked, hence preventing the forward passage of the seed. This device may be applied or geared to any conventional form flange from passing through the 1O compartments, a circular disk feeding mem or construction' of planter, or to any other suitable machine, so that motion may be 1mparted to the disk let. 1

. The invention having is claimed as new and useful is 1. In a planter, a hopper having forward and rear compartments, the forward compartment havlng an opening in its bottom, a

. 20- thereby preventing the seeds from passing I opening compartments,

dividing ments having an openingconnectmg the two her for transferring theseeds from the. rear j to theforward compartment mounted adjacent said partition, and provided with radial pockets at spaced intervals about the 7 member, and fianges,'one upon each side of $3151 member ad acentv theopening :of the partition, the length of said flanges plus the thickness of the partition being greater than the interval between anytwo radial pockets,

from the bottom of the rear compartment outside the space between the flanges throughthe opening of the partition.-

7 2, In a peanut planter, a hopper having a partition dividing the same into forward and rear compartments and having a central of communication between said the bottom of the forward compartment having an opening adjacent I the lowerpart'of theopening in the parti-' tion, a disk feed membermounted in the hopper and rotating in the opening of the partition, a band secured to and surroundmg the marginal edge of the member and having'integral radial projections at spaced intervals provided withpockets designed to ,pick ment and feed up the peanuts from the rear compartbeen set forth, what partition between the two compart- 1 them over into the forward compartment and through its bottom open- .ing, and flanges, one upon each side of the 5 member andjsecured to'the partition adja- V 7 cent the lower part of the opening therein,

the length of the flanges plus the thickness ofthe partition'being greater than the in} :terval between any two pockets, thereby preventing the passage of the peanuts outside to the'forward compartment.

3. The combination with a hopper having forward and rear compartments, of a trans- Verse partition comprising separate parts partition. being spaced, an openingm the bottom of the forward compartment, deflecting plates secured to the parts of said partition adjacent the spaced edges of said parts and being curved toward and secured and movable with the shaft, a circular band on the disk and having radial seed feeding pockets at spaced, ntervalsf to. carry the seed from the rear: to the forward compartment,and flanges at the lowerportions of the parts of the 'paltltlOll n the rear compartment, tov prevent the seed from passing into the forward compartment; 7 7 ,Intestimony whereof have signedmy. 7 name to this specification in the presence of two. subscribing witnesses. r

JOSEPH ADAM HARNSBERGER. lVitnessesp 7 BLACKER, C. C. IIAWKINS.

the space between thefianges from the rear j projecting toward each other from opposite sides of the hopper, thereby separating the forward; and rear compartments, the 'advjacent edges of the separate parts ofsaid 

